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July 08, 2012

Actually it has been even longer that a long time between posts! At first I felt guilty for not posting ... then after a while I almost forgot about blogging altogether ... except for the many emails that I have received checking up to make sure we are OK. All has been well ... just very, very busy ... combined with a little blog overload.

So much has happened in the last 7 months ... fabric ....

... only one new quilt

... but its a pretty good one if I do say myself :) .... it's called Jessie

The little people have gotten really big!

... but for now we are in Bali escaping Melbourne's Winter. We are all a little unwell ... but still enjoying the beautiful warm weather!

So ... how to manage my pathetic blogging habbits ... well after much encouragement from many people I have finally begun a Don't Look Now Facebook Page, which I am going to use to keep in touch with you all ... I guess we will see how it goes ... apparently it doesn't take as much work ...

Thank you so much for keeping on checking in on me over the break ... I'm very greatful to you all ... please keep stopping by!

February 11, 2010

Sunday the 10th of January was the second anniversary of Don't Look Now! ... yes, yes I know I'm a little late!

It now seems hard to believe that there was life before blogging ....

I have no idea what I did with my time before Don't Look Now!!!

... other than run around after this lot of course!!!

Blogging has been so good for me in so very many ways!

I have gotten to know so many wonderful people through blogging ...

it has provided me with a creative distraction in a time of my life where it was so desperately needed ...

... and quite unexpectedly ... blogging has paved the way toward a whole new career ....

... a whole new direction in my life that I would never have thought possible two years ago when I first clicked on Save Post ...

Thank you!

... to all of you! It certainly wouldn't be as much fun without you!!!!!

Now we all know that one can't have a Blogaversary with out a giveaway!!!! So if you leave a comment here between now and mid night on the 25th of February (Australian EST) you will have the opportunity to collect one of these three prizes...

Two people will each collect a copy of my pattern How does your garden grow, A Quilter's Diary (featuring stacks of beautiful quilts by some amazing people including Tracey, Claire & me!), a packet of Lite Steam-A-Seam2 & 2m of Floriani Stitch & Wash Fusible

Finally, if you purchase any one of my patterns from any of my retailers between now and 12 midnight Australian EST on the 25th of February (must be in this time period please) and you send me confirmation of this via email before midnight on the 26th of February, I will randomly draw one person who will receive the original Thank you!cushion (see above) plus a Country Life Diary & a packet of Lite Steam-A-Seam2 & 2 metres of Floriani Stitch & Wash Fusible.

There are some new retailers too just to make this a little easier for you ...

Mary & Donna traveled all the way from Canberra to join us!!! Donna is lucky enough to work at Addicted to Fabric! I am so looking forward to my trip there in a couple of weeks! Donna had a very beautiful pack of fabric with her that they sell with together with my patterns at A2F ...

Not bad?!!!! Makes you just want to go buy some fabric doesn't it???!!!!

Thank you guys for a really terrific weekend!!!! There are many other photos to share from the weekend but for now I need to finish up and get some sleep ... I'll post them on Flickr in the next few days.

So what's next in the house of Don't Look Now ... well .... I'm off to Patchwork House in the morning for my first workshop there for the year!

... and on Saturday I will be scooting off to Ballarat for the last day of a workshop that we started a couple of weeks ago ... these guys came from far and wide!!!

I can't wait to see how you guys are coming along ... but more on this next week!

Just a thought for those of you who are locals and have been thinking about joining the Joseph's Coat Quiltalong but either haven't gotten around to it yet or maybe you might like a little more coaching ... if you are interested in coming along to a class to get you started or over a hump then email me and we will look into setting something up.

Good luck with the give away and thank you again for all of your support over the past two years!

Enjoy what's left of the week!

Kellie

PS. Finally we have a Sydney class!!! Woooo Hoooo! Go take a peek!!!!!!

I designed another little project specifically for the class to practice on ... this time it had a Christmas twist. I have called this little one First Day of Christmas.

I also partly made another to go with the pastel Christmas theme I have going on this year.

Valerie who is in black sitting beside me in this photo is also joining us in the Joseph's Coat Quilt Along! You can also see some of my blocks in the bottom of this photo. Valerie has even made herself a lovely case to keep her blocks in! But I'll show you that later ...

Standing beside me is Megan! Megan used a brown spot for her tree trunk not such a great photo but it really looked spectacular!

This is Valerie's project ... looks wonderful doesn't!

This is Linda who worked really hard and got some great results!

This is Louise & Kathy who were both absolute stars!!!!

This is Kathy's first practice!

... and well what can I say about Louise who just took to this like a duck to water!

Janette (left) struggled until she got herself a 'proper' machine to play with ;). Helen took her new machine out for a spin and really created a great little practice piece...

Janette with a borrowed Bernina 440!

Helen plans to bind and back her pillow with some beautiful French General fabric so I can't wait to see the finished project.

Linda worked really hard preparing her projects

Carolyn got right into it and had her practice piece ready to bind by the end of the day on Sunday!

Meridith, on the other hand, whilst her work was excellent ... spent far too much time SMSing her friends trying to make them jealous!!!

Julie worked on the First Day of Christmas using all of my very best fabrics!!!!

Daniele ... a quiet achiever sat and slogged away and really produced some stella work!

This is Ann's project. Ann is currently also working on Lilly Pilly. She has decided to use raw edge on the leaves rather than turning the edges. I can't wait to see how you get on with it Ann!

Lisa came all the way from Sydney to surprise her sister Gai and to take part in the class with her! Sorry that the photo isn't that clear girls. That's Leanne in the background ... so you can be certain that this crappy photo wasn't taken by her!

I have left a couple of my quilts visiting with Lorraine so if you are in the area and would like to take a peek make sure you stop by!

Anna.. your Lilly Pilly loved visiting with the girls in Adelaide .... and I have to admit that she has now taken a quick trip here before she makes her way to the other side of the world to finally settle down to a calmer home life with you! For the rest of you guys Anna has a rather spectacular Advent Calender tutorial on her blog at the moment so you should take a quick peek.

Oh and remember that little paper bag at the start of these photos ... well I had to fill it with something before I came home!

I am collecting greens at the moment for something I hope to make a start on in the new year...

This one is my absolute favorite!!!!!

It just screams backing fabric don't you think?

I am trying something a little different with my photos of fabric ... if this works correctly you should be able to swipe your cursor over the fabric photos and the names of the fabrics should be listed so that you can find them if you want to ... if I know the names that is ;)

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Josephs Coat - First Month Round Up!

I think that we are off to a sterling start! Well done to everyone who has already started posting their progress photos on the Flickr page. Sadly, many of you have now overtaken me so maybe I will need to bring in penalties for making the Host look bad ... just kidding!!! I have just made a start on my 8th block ... there has been so much happening here of late ... I'm sure now that all of my teaching engagements are over for the rest of the year, I will have time to get stuck into it again!

So here are all of the people who have managed to finish at least 6 blocks which was the last target...

Don't Look Now! Quiltsalot

Quilts & Threads Good4Once

Marielle (first to 7 blocks) Gina Quilts

Tamara Farm Girl Birrabank

Love Laugh Quilt

From these I had Joshua pull a name from a hat (well actually it was a bowl ...... oh and obviously my name wasn't included!) and he came up with Tamara Farm Girl who I will send off a copy of How does your garden grow? (please email me your details Tamara)

Finally I have to also mention my favorite project so far which is this one ...

mind you Cabbage Quilts AKA Cathy hasn't sewn down her petals yet and still isn't convinced that her background colour is quite right!!!!??? Go figure! Anyway I love these colours and I think she also deserves a pattern so make sure you email me your details Cathy!

The next goal is 9 blocks which we should have finished by the end of next week ... from there, there will only be 5 more blocks to go before we put together our first two rows!!!

Next set of incentives ....

A pattern for one of the people who post a photo of their first 9 finished blocks

One pattern for a random photo chosen from those posted between now and the next review.

Plus one more ... but I will need to think a little more as to how I will dish this one out.

I have also had a few suggestions that it may be fun to have simultaneous get togethers / sew-ins all around the world for those joining in with the quiltalong ... what do you think? Obviously this would need to be after Christmas now ... but I would like to hear your thoughts on this.

Thank you everyone for playing along so nicely and for also making this a fun project to host!!

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I hadn't intended to show you this until next post but what the heck .... the girls at Hettie's got to take a peek so it isn't a secret any more ;) ....

this is the latest little tid bit that I have been playing with. It's called With Love From Me. This project has been designed specifically with Christmas in mind however the pattern will include a couple of alternative ideas and templates to make it suitable for other purposes such as a child's Christening or to commemorate a birth or what ever really! The pattern should be ready by early next week.

Before I go there are a few things that you wont want to miss this week!!!

Ballarat Patchwork are having their annual 20% off sale this week!!! This is for online orders as well!!!

GJ's Discount Fabrics (still blogless!!!) are also having a sale all week 25% off! I spent my pocket money there yesterday ....

Addicted to Fabrics who are located in the ACT are also having a sale this weekend ... and if you stop by you will find Oh Christmas Tree, Lilly Pilly, Love BIrds, Willow & several of the Pretty 'n Pink pillows visiting their store ... they will be enjoying a month visiting with Jenny and her entourage ... wish I could have come too .... I have long wished to visit this shop!

Now go and do some serious fabric shopping guys ... quickly ... before you waste all your money on frivolous things like food, Christmas Presents and the like ;) !!!

Enjoy your week!

Kellie

PS. Pretty much all of the photos that I have used from the Hettie's workshop have come from the Master!! Well certainly the good ones anyway!!! Make sure you go take a look at Leanne's blog her photos really are inspiring! Thanks Leanne!

July 31, 2009

It still has a ways to go before it's finished .... but now that the first lot of the new patterns have been folded and Australia Post has whisked them off on their way ... I can't wait to get back to my machine and this project!

It is turning out just as I had dreamed that it would ... I love it when it happens like that!

Thanks to the Random Number Generator the giveaway winners from my last post are ...

Viv from Highway Cottage left the 54th comment ... Viv has just finished a Machine Quilting class and her samples look great ... make sure you take a peek!

Lisa from Swedasyspaces who left the 65th comment ... Lisa has just made a friend a beautiful quilt make sure you have a look ... seems this girl has caught the tree bug too!

Finally Sarah ... yes THE Sarah ... from The Last Piece who left the 91st comment. I am sure you all know and love and regularly visit Sarah's space but if not make sure you go and take a peek down the page a bit at the quilt that she has worked on with Sue Spargo ... very nice girls!!!

Congrats guys I will send you all out one of the How Does Your Garden Grow patterns next week.

There will will be 7 patterns up for grabs this post ... the odds are getting better and better ... I had better hurry up and finish the tree before I giveaway all of my patterns! This giveaway runs until I publish my next post. Just in case you are new here and haven't a clue about this giveaway ... well here are the details again ...

This whole giveaway thing is happening because I was too disorganised to have something good to giveaway for my 100th post ... so my 100th post giveaway is going to be a little belated. In the mean time I will giveaway some patterns ... plus there are a few other bits and pieces that you should know ....

everyone who leaves a comment on this post and the subsequent posts that come before the belated 100th post giveaway will automatically get an extra entry for each comment that they leave ...

if the person who ultimately wins the belated 100th giveaway has left a comment during the lead up to the 100th post giveaway ...they will receive an extra little something included with their prize ...

if the person who wins the belated 100th post giveaway has purchased one of my patterns before the end of the giveaway then they will receive an extra little something (can be purchased from either my self or any of my stockists - must have proof of purchase) ...

I will give away an increasing number of How Does Your Garden Grow patterns with each post leading into the belated 100th post giveaway.

Other than folding patterns this week, I have added to my fabric collection in a big way ...

... this lot is going to become a little boys cot / play quilt for a friend who is due around Christmas time.

I just collected these ones because the colours make my heart sing ...

I added to my linen stash ...

and well you can never have too much pink & green fabric! All of this was collected during my visit to the GJ's Discount Fabrics sale (... you guys really need a blog or website or something!!!)

Next week is going to be a big one ... I have to find time to work on Miss Jessica's birthday party that's planned for next Sunday ....

why would I do this... because I didn't have enough fabric ....silly!!!!

So at least for the time being ... I do now! I drew up a plan for this lot last night and I can't wait to start cutting ... but for now it's back to my hand sewing!

A few weeks ago I sent off a box filled with my patterns on a very long journey across to the other side of the world!!! Now they are living with this mad pair of English birds! I have absolutely loved my email conversations with Emma & Lisa ... they certainly are a lot of fun!

So now you can buy my patterns from Buttonberry! Apparently a bundle have already been sold and Sue is going to be getting the How Does Your Garden Grow pattern for being the very first person to buy one from the girls. I am not sure if you have a blog or not Sue ... if you do please let me know and your extra pattern will soon be on its way.

Enjoy your week guys!!! Think of me and my hand stitching ...

Kellie

PS. I forgot to mention in my last post that there will also be the same first time retailer giveaway for as we have done for the others. If you are the first person to contact me with proof of purchase of one of my patterns from Hettie's Patch I will send you one of the How does your garden grow patterns.

Hettie's Patch has also just booked me in for a weekend in November as well as October so it looks like you South Australians are going to be getting a big dose of Don't Look Now in a few months time! YAY!!!! I also believe that Silly Gilly is planning on organising a blog meet to rival the whole Ballarat experience .... ;)

May 06, 2009

... but the label has been sewn on Meg's quilt and it's now winging it's way across to Perth together with a pile of patterns. I believe there may well be some Meg's Garden packs on Julie's stand so make sure you take a peek if you are over that way!

I have finished all of those sock monkeys bar one ... a special one that I will tell you more about in my next post. They are in the back of an Australia Post truck together with their respective pillow or pattern making their way to their new homes. Julie's parcel is also in some sorting area preparing itself to be whisked away to the USA.

Blogless Elaine was the first person to contact me from Hot Possum after purchasing one of my patterns so another pair of socks will be requiring 'monkey-fying' (I know that's not a word!)... a job for later in the week!

... well I have been loving spending some quality time with it since my last post.

This little project has a very special purpose .... it is going to become the giveaway pattern that will replace the monkeys that I have previously given away when a retailer starts selling my patterns ... and it just so happens that a new retailer started selling my patterns this week!

Patchwork Angel on the Sunshine coast (in Queensland for those non Australians) has apparently already sold a fabric pack for Garden Party ... there's absolutely no stopping Penny! I will giveaway this new pattern to the first person who contacts me with proof of purchase of one of my patterns from Patchwork Angel. If you happen to be up that way make sure you stop in and say hello! Pam has a pretty extensive on-line shop and blog.

I must also say ... just in case you haven't noticed ... it isn't quite finished! It will be a bolster styled pillow :). This pattern will only be available through this giveaway and for all future new retailers.

There has also been a new development being spoken about over the last day or so ... hereand here. It will be interesting to see what pans out ... poor Mr DLN is already trembling with fear of being left in the clutches of the kiddos for a whole weekend.

I'm off for now to finish my contributions for the Mothers day stall at school tomorrow.

Enjoy the rest of your week!

Kellie

PS. I am looking forward to a relaxing day with you all on Sunday! I love you guys!

October 31, 2008

a Bernina 820 ... the one without the embroidery pack if you're reading this honey! :)

OK ... so maybe we could combine it with my ever looming 40th birthday and every other birthday & Christmas for the foreseeable future .... I'm sure I can talk Mr Don't Look Now into some arrangement !

Besides if I had one I could roll around in my fabric, smile ALL the time & and look at least 10 years younger! That has to be a good thing! OK ... so I already roll around in my fabric but I could definitely loose 10 years!

Today was my first day at the Houston Quilt Festival and my poor feet are feeling very sorry for themselves! I only managed to make it around the vendors today leaving the Quilt show for tomorrow. I bought some fabric ...

... alot that I have used quite extensively in the past, however, they were significantly cheaper than I could ever get at home!

I also collected some batiks ... not my usual fabric choice. I have often admired quilts at shows that have used batiks, however, they are usually ridiculously expensive and when I look at the fabrics individually they do little for me.

So why did I get these? Well they were $1.75 per fat 1/4. How could I not not try them out at that price? (Sorry about the photos .... colours don't do well in hotel rooms!)

I bought a lot of notions for prices that could not be passed!

These needles were introduced to me by Jenny many years ago. They are the best needles for needle turn applique that I have ever used. If you can get hold of them give them a go ... they are terrific!

As for the rest of the family ... well they are all still living it up in Disneyland and are planing some serious Trick or Treating with Mickey tomorrow night!

We all spent the day there on Tuesday in the searing heat!

Megan, Ben & Joshua particularly enjoyed the Jedi show ...

while Jessie cried, screamed and trembled at Daddy's feet!

Ben and Meg have enjoyed some thrill rides ...

Dumbo made me nauseous but eveyone else had a ball!

And Jessie loved the Merry-go-round most of all!

I hope you are all well and having a great week!

Kellie

PS. I can't manage to send emails so for those who are waiting for a response from me ... I am sorry and I will get back to you as soon as possible.

PSS. You guys know how I hate to show photos of myself ...and this one is NOT a good look but ... I have been hanging out with the stars today!! :)

October 10, 2008

Lured by a delicious review by Two Cheese Please ... I took a trip to a shop that is new to me on Tuesday.I totally forgot that my little stash of money in my account wasn’t meant to be spent ... that it was meant to be my spending money for our holiday... well really I am not that blond I knew I shouldn’t be spending the money ... but I did it anyway J.

So what do you think I spent my money on......

How I love fabric!

The one 8th from the left ... well that is just the right one for the binding of my new quilt!

The one 6th from the right .... I bought a fat ¼ of this fabric a couple of years ago and have held it tightly ... too scared to use it as then I would have it no longer (go figure). Well now I have 2 meters ... I could eat it if I wanted!!! J Originally I wanted it for my Star Burst quilt but now who knows ... maybe I will just put it in everything just so I can look at it all the time!

I also love the one 4th from the top ... I used the last scrap of that one earlier in the year and as I was cutting it up I nearly sliced off my fingers as I was unable to see properly through the tears streaming down my face. That one and all of pinks (because I don't have enough pinks!!!!) will land up in my Orange Peel quilt which I plan to finish on our holiday.

And the one 3rd from the left ... well it reminds me of Elmer the Patchwork elephant! I love Elmer!!!!!

I also got a pretty nice collection of novelties to use for backings or PJ's or what ever ... maybe just to look at :)

Anyway this shop holds an enormous amount of stock, a lot of which is not my taste ... however, there is also a lot of beautiful brights, fresh clean colours and a lot of lines I had thought were gone for good and they are very reasonably priced! The staff were friendly and helpful and were incredibly patient with Joshua who shared with them one of the many questions that he has been pondering this past week ....

If this is my forehead ...

Where is my five head .... and what about my 2 head?????

I spent a long time searching the shelves, I spent a lot of money and left feeling happy with my heavy bags filled with fabric ... but just a little nauseous about how I was going to explain it to my husband ;).

As for my week ... other than spending the family savings I have been totally soaked up trying to finish my new quilt. I was showing it to my Mother in law on Saturday night and discussing my plans for finishing it off when she promptly passed out and needed to be rushed off by ambulance to the hospital for the night .... honestly all she had to say was that she thought the quilt was crap!! She’s very dramatic J!

Unfortunately, I missed the deadline for the quilt ... luckily the person it is going to is very understanding! So hopefully if I don’t eat, sleep or go to the toilet for the next week it will be ready for sending and I can move on to other things.

I have again joined the Doll Quilt Swap 5 ... which was not really a wise decision seeing I will be away for over three weeks of the time I have to finish it. I have received my partners details and I have planned ... you guessed it .... another tree! J More about that next time.

Oh and tomorrow there is a great place for all of you Melbournites to go ... those of you who never spent all of your money earlier in the week that is ....

I had better get back to my quilting. I hope you all have a fantastic weekend! I am looking forward to some glorious sunshine! J

Kellie

PS. Andi I have been unable to email you as it keeps bouncing back to me! Are you avoiding me??? I also can’t manage to leave a comment on your blog.

PSS. Cindy you left a request for a pattern for the art smocks and your email address must also be wrong as it keeps bouncing back to me.

October 04, 2008

I am so very pleased that two regular visitors won! Thank you both for letting me know, on a regular basis, that I am not hanging out here by myself!

You will also find a sock monkey in your packages ... well if you didn't notice already I haven't quite made Lara's yetbut it will be in fine monkey shape by Monday. Could you both email me your postal details and I will get them off to you.

It has certainly been a busy week here and I think that Outlook Express may well never recover. Thanks to a girl who is one of the kindest people I have ever met who mentioned my tutorial to Craftzine which has led to mentions on One Pretty Thing and Mom Advice. There were also a few other message boards who also included a link to the smocks.

Thank you so much everyone! I have been totally blown away by the response to say the least!!! I have a few other things that I want to share with you all at some point in the future including a puppet theater (no photos yet sorry) & the tents that I used recently for Joshua's party ... but for now I have some other pressing jobs to finish before we leave for our holiday in three weeks.

This week I have perfected my procrastination skills ... achieving nothing much before midday. I have rarely gotten to bed before 3am. I have repeated this line on occasions too numerous to mention ... "please kids you have to go and let me finish this quilt!". I have given my Bernina a run for her money to the point that she bit me on the finger on Thursday night ... OUCH!!!!!!! And all I can show you for now is this ...

oh and maybe this too ... is this too much Catherine??? :)

For the life of me I am unable to settle on a binding ... you have no idea how many stripes I have in my stash ... and not one of them is quite right! So brace yourself Jenny you will be seeing me Monday morning as soon as I off load the kiddos! Mind you it is no hardship to visit you ... things are looking pretty nice across that side of town!!!!!

Our Miss Megan got to have a play with her new toy and look what she has made herself!!!!

Anyway I should go and rev up the old machine again ... thank you all so very much for your support!

Happy 'back to school Monday'!

Kellie

PS I have not visited Bloglines this week ... but I will take a deep breath and pop by in the morning and make myself known to you all again!!!!

September 04, 2008

A couple of weekends ago Louise and her beautiful family came and enjoyed a lovely relaxing Sunday lunch with us. The kids got along so beautifully, the sun was out and my husband (always the entertainer) served us champagne in water glasses ... now before you all feel so sorry for us and the offers of your unused champagne glasses come flooding in ... he didn’t do this because we don’t have champagne glasses he did it because he is a doofus! But that just makes me love him all the more!

Anyway the reason why I tell you this story is what do you do when you know that a fellow crafty person is coming to visit and likely to want to take a look at your sewing room ...... well you know the amazing painting The Scream by Edvard Munch? Well that was me!

So I spent the Saturday cleaning as best I could and it wasn’t so bad by the time Louise arrived. I have managed to keep it in a reasonable state of tidiness since then so I thought it would be the perfect time so show you my favourite little place, the place where I would quite happily live out the rest of my years. This is the place my husband calls Little Amitie J ....

The room is quite small and therefore rather cramped, but what the hey!

I have two large design walls that are currently filled with guilty reminders of projects yet to be completed ...

My obsession with magazines is quite evident, don't you think?!

And this is the ever growing Wall of Fabric! J Once upon a time this area was sorted by colour ... but I have long since given this obsession away!

This rack hides another pile of fabric yet to be folded and more ‘yet to be finished’ projects .... L

And finally the three essential items; my Bernina, the computer & my TV complete with Foxtel ... I have to be able to get my fix of Buffy, Star Trek & SG1 while I am working!

Many, many weeks ago Lisa bestowed upon me an awarded which I have sadly neglected until now for many reasons which I am not going to bore you with seeing Jodie has said it so nicely before ...

However, after thinking about this many times and composing a response several times in the old head I have decided to, in return, acknowledge my dear and loyal bloggy friends who have been with me from the (almost) very beginning of my adventure into cyberspace;

Louise if it was not for you it would still only be my mother-in-law & exmother-in-law who would see these pages! You are an absolute delight. You are spectacularly creative and a kind and generous friend! I am so glad I have gotten to know you!

Lisa (there are a few Lisa’s in my life this is the spoon full of sugar Lisa!) you and your amazing daughter also started out in the bloggy world around the same time as I did and look at you now!!! You diligently leave a comment for every post! You are enthusiastic, generous, kind and encouraging. You truly are an inspiration!

Tracey, you my dear friend (who I wish lived much closer!) have opened doors for me that I never imagined would be possible! I love your little family antics and your beautiful quilts! Thank you!

Lisa (the Upstate version!) you were my first international peep who left a comment! Well, I thought I had really hit the big time when you left me a comment! You are a whirlwind! We are like opposite twins with such similar differences in our lives it is crazy. You always leave me a comment, you are always so encouraging and you are always an inspiration to me! Although, I must say I will NEVER EVER go jogging!!!! :)

Finally, Lisa (the Periwinkle type) this award goes right back at you! You are such a sweet and delightful girl who I truly adore! My kids talk about you and your boys like we lived next door to eachother. You cannot imagine how happy I am to have gotten to know you!

Now of course there are so very many others that have joined me as regulars since then and I am so very grateful that you have, so please don’t be offended if I have not mentioned your names. What you should know though is that when the whole give away celebration thing happens here it will be one that rewards and thanks those of you who do take the time to leave a comment, particularly regular ones. I know how time consuming this little life we have created here is and I so appreciate that you visit me and mine and your comments make my day!

OK, enough of that!!! This week I have sewn down those pesky dots until my fingers were all but fixed in the one position ...

And I have started a new project which will involve some of this ...

and a whole lot of this ...

but you won’t get to see this one until early next year .... we have become very Secret Squirrel here in the house of Dontlooknow!!!!!

Oh and look where I found my little quilt hanging out on it's way across the world to it's new owner!

Enjoy the rest of your week and have a great weekend!

Kellie

PS. Sorry about the changing font sizes I have know idea what happened or how to fix it ... just when you think that Typepad was back in working order!